• During this time, contact center hours will be 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday.
• We will continue to pay annuities and insurance claims as usual.
• We will continue to accept payments through the drop box at the front of the building.
• We will conduct personal retirement counseling sessions by phone. If you scheduled an in-person counseling session, verify your phone number in the confirmation email we sent. If needed, log in to ERS OnLine to update your number.
• You can do many things with your ERS account, 24/7, through self-service ERS OnLine.

You have a valuable asset: your State of Texas Retirement defined benefit plan. If you’re looking for professional investment or financial advice, do your research—especially if you’re contacted directly by advisors.

If you contributed to a TexFlex℠ flexible spending account last plan year and did not use all of your funds, all is not lost! Health care FSA and limited FSA participants can carry over $25 to $500 of unused funds from one plan year to the next.

It’s not just some new-age fad—many people are finding that practicing mindfulness makes them feel better. Simple mindfulness exercises can be practiced anywhere. It includes reducing workplace stress by being mindful about things under our control, like breathing.

One of the most important things you can do to ensure high-quality, cost-effective health care is choose a primary care provider (PCP). Learn why this is good for you—and for keeping health care costs in check.